[Brighton] Councils profiting from parking charges.

AmexRuislip said:

https://www.itv.com/news/london/202...-of-councils-making-huge-profits-from-parking

From the link, Brighton and Hove comes in at 7th with a profit of £24 million in parking charges.
A staggering amount, even though it comes in short of the London Boroughs.
Could be channelled in to improving local roads

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Gwylan said:

It will be, money from parking charges is ring fenced for transport.

I don't see the problem myself, the alternative is putting up the council tax and parking charges are a bit fairer

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AmexRuislip said:

https://www.itv.com/news/london/202...-of-councils-making-huge-profits-from-parking

From the link, Brighton and Hove comes in at 7th with a profit of £24 million in parking charges.
A staggering amount, even though it comes in short of the London Boroughs.
Could be channelled in to improving local roads

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AmexRuislip said:

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From the link, Brighton and Hove comes in at 7th with a profit of £24 million in parking charges.
A staggering amount, even though it comes in short of the London Boroughs.
Could be channelled in to improving local roads

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Gazwag said:

You probably have heard everywhere in Bexhill is now pay and display. The Manor Barn car park, which is usually used by many elderly people to park when they go to the doctors/pharmacy is pay and display but there is no ticket machine, you have to use the app, which not only means you have to pay a service charge but obviously you need a smart phone, which basically means hardly any over 70's can park there anymore.

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AmexRuislip said:

I know chap, my dad was telling me about it.
It's even down on the seafront, where all go for exercise during these testing times.
All the local free spaces I used to know have gone

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Gazwag said:

I only live five minutes walk from the sea front, although there are too many people walking along the prom at the moment so I avoid it

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Gazwag said:

You probably have heard everywhere in Bexhill is now pay and display. The Manor Barn car park, which is usually used by many elderly people to park when they go to the doctors/pharmacy is pay and display but there is no ticket machine, you have to use the app, which not only means you have to pay a service charge but obviously you need a smart phone, which basically means hardly any over 70's can park there anymore.

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